Table 1 Characteristics of the studied physicians (N = 4271)
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Background | |
Age, n (%) | |
  < 35 | 681 (15.9) |
 35–44 | 1190 (27.9) |
 45–54 | 1131 (26.5) |
 55–64 | 1269 (29.7) |
Gender, n (%) | |
 Male | 1459 (34.1) |
 Female | 2771 (64.9) |
 Other | 41 (1.0) |
Length of work experience, n (%) | |
 2–5 years | 526 (12.3) |
 6–9 years | 473 (11.1) |
 10–19 years | 1102 (25.8) |
 20 years or longer | 2170 (50.8) |
Experience with the current EHR, n (%) | |
  < 1 year | 1184 (27.7) |
 1–3 years | 1239 (29.0) |
  > 3 years | 1848 (43.3) |
EHR grade, n (%) | |
 Low | 2743 (64.2) |
 High | 1512 (35.4) |
 No opinion | 16 (0.4) |
Working sector, n (%) | |
 Public hospital | 2632 (61.6) |
 Public health center | 830 (19.4) |
 Private clinic or hospital | 599 (14.0) |
 Other | 210 (4.9) |
Working unit, n (%) | |
 Inpatient | 2661 (62.3) |
 Outpatient | 539 (12.6) |
 Emergency department | 161 (3.8) |
 Operative, intensive care, or delivery room | 601 (14.1) |
 Diagnostics | 146 (3.4) |
 Administrative | 163 (3.8) |
Job strain | |
 SRISa, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.1) |
 Time pressurea, mean (SD) | 3.7 (1.1) |
Psychological stress, n (%) | |
 No | 1700 (39.8) |
 Yes | 2571 (60.2) |
Perceived changes in work due to digitalization | |
More active role of patients, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 1286 (30.1) |
 Agree | 1984 (46.5) |
 Disagree | 1001 (23.4) |
Facilitated access to patient information, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 946 (22.2) |
 Agree | 1880 (44.0) |
 Disagree | 1445 (33.8) |
Supported decision-making, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 1851 (43.4) |
 Agree | 894 (20.9) |
 Disagree | 1526 (35.7) |
Accelerated clinical encounters, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 998 (23.3) |
 Agree | 422 (9.9) |
 Disagree | 2851 (66.8) |
Progressed interprofessional collaboration, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 1447 (33.9) |
 Agree | 1473 (34.5) |
 Disagree | 1351 (31.6) |
Improved possibilities for preventive work, n (%) | |
 Neutral | 1937 (45.4) |
 Agree | 808 (18.9) |
 Disagree | 1526 (35.7) |
Amount of digital work | |
Number of HISs in daily use, n (%) | |
  ≤ 2 | 2691 (63.0) |
  ≥ 3 | 1580 (37.0) |
Frequency of teleconsultations, n (%) | |
 Not at all–to some extent | 3602 (84.3) |
 Much–very much | 669 (15.7) |